“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall inherit the earth.” (Mt 5:9) As Catholics, how we live our faith can have a great impact on the violence and injustice that surround us. The escalation of violence and shooting of unarmed African Americans by police and subsequent retaliation against police have shocked the conscience of the nation. These were not acts of foreign terrorists. In July, two victims were African American men who were killed during an interaction with local police in Louisiana and Minnesota. Five were Dallas police officers fatally shot by a lone gunman expressing anger…